The EU imposed sanctions on Iranian targets for the second time in a week. This time over the supply of Iranian drones to Russia in response to attacks on Ukraine.The sanctions in question were imposed on three senior military officers and the company Shahed Aviation Industries, which the EU claims to be linked to the […]
There were critical voices right at the beginning. One high-ranking EU diplomat heaved a sigh when Josep Borrell was appointed in 2019. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pushed the now 75-year-old through as “EU Foreign Minister” when the heads of state and government agreed on the personnel tableau with Ursula von der Leyen as Commission […]
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has drafted its key points for the planned arms export control law. The coordination with the security departments of the federal government will be launched shortly, government circles said on Thursday.In the coalition agreement, the government announced a “restrictive arms export policy” with “more […]
Following Russia’s annexation of four more Ukrainian territories and a series of missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, NATO states and partners discussed on Wednesday how they can continue to support Kyiv militarily.Ukraine’s air defense is a “top priority”, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said before the start of the defense ministers’ meeting in Brussels. With […]
The cooler the weather, the more heated the debate about a joint European response to the energy price crisis. By the time of the regular European Council in the middle of next week at the latest, the member states must find a way to protect consumers and companies from grossly inflated energy prices. An informal […]
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre used the meeting in Prague to announce closer cooperation to alleviate the energy price crisis. To this end, the EU Commission signed an agreement with Norway, a major gas supplier. The aim is to “significantly reduce excessively high prices in the […]
After a disastrous economic package that spooked international markets, the opposition Labour Party is now 33 points ahead of Truss’s Conservatives, according to a poll. According to pollster YouGov, it was 15 points at the beginning of the month. Parts of her own party are in turmoil.In Brussels, observers like Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Economist and […]
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, put it succinctly when he recently described a renewed focus on Africa: “Energy is at the heart of our relations with the people of Africa,” he said in Prague. “We need them. They produce natural gas. And they need us.”In doing so, he struck a different tone from […]
Mr. Gahler, what does a partial mobilization mean for the war?Apparently, the “special operation” isn’t going according to plan after all, or else he wouldn’t be calling for a partial mobilization. He will not be able to rally the 300,000 men. It is an expression of the impending defeat. We should join forces and continue […]
The full suspension of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement is expected to come into force at the beginning of next week. This was announced by EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson in Brussels. This step, which was decided at the EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Prague last week, makes entry into the EU somewhat […]